Sincerity and hypocricy. Or, the sincere Christian, and hypocrite in their lively colours, standing one by the other.: Very profitable for this religion professing time. / By W.S. Serjeant at Law. Together with a tract annexed to prove; that true grace doth not lye so much in the degree as in the nature of it.

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Title: Sincerity and hypocricy. Or, the sincere Christian, and hypocrite in their lively colours, standing one by the other.: Very profitable for this religion professing time. / By W.S. Serjeant at Law. Together with a tract annexed to prove; that true grace doth not lye so much in the degree as in the nature of it.
Author: Sheppard, William, d. 1675?
Publication: Oxford :: Printed by A. Lichfield, printer to the University, for Rob. Blagrave,; 1658.
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SECT. XX.

In their Mohtification and Self-denyal.

The true Christian doth and must mortifie sin, keep under his body, &c. Col. 3. 5. Rom. 8. 13. The Hypocrite he doth something in this also. But herein there is this difference between them. All, or the greatest part of that which the Hypocrite doth herein is upon the outside; his care and pains is only to appear and seem beau∣tiful, Mat. 23. 25, 27. Ye make clean the outside, &c. but within are ful of all uncleanness, 1 Kings 21. 1, 2, 3, &c. But the maine study and labour of the sincere Christian is to mortifie his evil affections, to put out the fire of his lust, his covetousnes, pride, un∣cleanness, envy, anger, and the like, Job 31. 1. I made a covenant with mine eyes, why then should I think on a maid? and v. 24. If I have made gold my hope, &c. Psalm 19. 12. Cleanse thou me from secret faults, &c. 1 Cor. 9. 27. But I kee, under my body, Rom. 8. 3. Col. 3. 15.